The Daily Bruin

Several books rented for fall semester have not yet been returned to the BlueZone Store. Please note that rentals are only for one term, not for the entire year!

If you have a rental book from fall semester, please return it as soon as possible to the BlueZone Store. Any non-returned rentals will be charged beginning Jan. 28. Please return them ASAP.

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed that day. They will resume their normal hours on Tuesday.

The hours of service in Klages for students on meal plans will also change slightly this weekend. Please note the following changes:

• Saturday and Sunday: breakfast 8-10 a.m., brunch 10 a.m.-1 p.m., dinner 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Monday: breakfast 8-10 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Normal hours of operation resume with dinner on Monday.

Students:

Whether or not you have a vehicle, you MUST either register your vehicle, or indicate you do NOT have a vehicle on MyGFU before the Add/Drop date of Friday, Jan. 25, to avoid a $25 non-refundable fee for a parking permit.

Please log on to MyGFU and click on “Self Service.” Next click on “University Forms,” and the “Student Vehicle Registration” link will pop up in the middle of the page. Click on that and either input your vehicle information, or check the box “not bringing a vehicle to campus.”

If you registered a vehicle, a permit will be issued and sent to Mail Services where you will sign for it. If you do NOTHING, the fee will be assessed after the Add/Drop date. Parking permits are only $25 per semester, so please don’t delay in getting your vehicle registered!

Questions? Call Security Services during office hours at 503-554-2090 or e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

We’re looking for 53 extras for a student film. The film, Timothy TrueLove’s Date With Destiny, is in the style of Wes Anderson films such as Moonrise Kingdom and The Royal Tannenbaums, as well as the film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

Needed:

• 15 extras 30 years and older to play a hard, cynical crowd at a comedy club
• 15 extras to look like hipster college students
• Six girls to swoon over a body builder
• Five to six people dressed up for a fancy restaurant
• Five to six people dressed in vintage 1950s-looking attire
• Two girls to be friends with one of the lead characters
• Three extras for a scene at the park
• We are also looking for a scrawny, pre-teen to play a cop (this will be a minor speaking role)

There will be an open casting call this Monday,  Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Media Communications Center (across the street from Lemmons).

If you would like to be an extra for this film, or if you have any further questions, please contact Sarah Bartolome at sbartolome11@georgefox.edu.

Need tennis balls? Come and get them for free in the upper lobby of the Wheeler Sports Center. We have boxes of used tennis balls that have used up their competitive life and are ready for the next phase.

Take a whole box or bring a sack and load up. Your dog will love you for it and so will we.

Many thanks to those of you who have already given your consent to receive your W-2s online. If you haven’t, please consider doing so to enable us to make it available to you sooner, and to make it accessible to you in MyGFU (self service) when you are ready to print it.

This will save the university the time and expense of purchasing and stuffing paper W-2 forms and envelopes (over 2,000 last January). And, of course, it is also friendlier to our environment. In the future, there will be a $5 charge for replacement W-2s issued and mailed in hard copy.

In order to receive a W-2 in online form only (instead of receiving a paper form), the law requires that you give your consent. This should take you only about 30 seconds to do, so I encourage you to take care of it as soon as possible — perhaps right now.

• Log in to mygfu.georgefox.edu
• From the menu at left, select “Self Service”
• Select “Payroll and Compensation”
• Select “W-2/W-2c Consent”
• Read the statement and check the box to give consent
• Enter your GFU password as a confirmation of your identity and click “Continue”
• Click “OK”

You’ll receive a confirmation e-mail of your decision shortly after completing this process. And just to be clear, you will only have to do this once — not every year.

Thank you,
Melodee Powers (HR)

Starting to think about summer employment? Be an agent of change through camp ministry!

Attend the Christian Camp Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 24, in EHS. There are 21 camps from around the Pacific Northwest interested in hiring George Fox students for various positions, including youth counseling, adventure camping, horse camping, challenge course facilitating, kitchen staff, life-guarding, housekeeping and more!

Stop by Career Services for the full list of camps attending.

The Health & Counseling Center has a limited number of flu shots available for employees and students. It is an especially bad flu season this year, so get one while it’s still available!

Please call the Health Center at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment ($15).

A beginning guitar class and private guitar lessons are being offered this spring at George Fox. Get credit while learning to play the guitar!

Here are the details:

• The Beginning Guitar Class is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting (Tuesdays/Thursdays 9:40-10:30 a.m.). Learn to play popular folk, rock and worship songs while learning to jam with others and read music. This class is designed to be fun! MUSI 250-A
• Private Lessons/Applied Guitar is offered to bring your playing to the next level. Whether you are an absolute beginner or a seasoned player, all levels are welcome. Learn in a relaxed one-on-one setting with an experienced teacher. All styles are covered, including jazz, blues, rock, worship, folk, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT

Lessons are taught by George Fox guitar professor Dave Iula (daveiula.com). E-mail Dave with questions or for more info: daveiula1@gmail.com.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Jan. 29, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

Many thanks to those of you who have already given your consent to receive your W-2s online. If you haven’t, please consider doing so to enable us to make it available to you sooner, and to make it accessible to you in MyGFU (self service) when you are ready to print it.

This will save the university the time and expense of purchasing and stuffing paper W-2 forms and envelopes (over 2,000 last January). And, of course, it is also friendlier to our environment. In the future, there will be a $5 charge for replacement W-2s issued and mailed in hard copy.

In order to receive a W-2 in online form only (instead of receiving a paper form), the law requires that you give your consent. This should take you only about 30 seconds to do, so I encourage you to take care of it as soon as possible — perhaps right now.

• Log in to mygfu.georgefox.edu
• From the menu at left, select “Self Service”
• Select “Payroll and Compensation”
• Select “W-2/W-2c Consent”
• Read the statement and check the box to give consent
• Enter your GFU password as a confirmation of your identity and click “Continue”
• Click “OK”

You’ll receive a confirmation e-mail of your decision shortly after completing this process. And just to be clear, you will only have to do this once — not every year.

Thank you,
Melodee Powers (HR)

Today (Wednesday) is the last day to register to serve on Monday, Jan. 21, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, dream, and the change he sparked in our nation.

We will meet in the Stevens Center parking lot at 6:30 a.m. and bus to Concordia together for the rally and service. We’ll arrive back on campus around 4 p.m.

You can register at this link.

Contact Shelley Yonemura (syonemura@georgefox.edu) or Amber Nelson (nelsona@georgefox.edu) with questions.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Traditional undergraduate students planning to graduate spring 2016 and have a minimum 3.25 GPA through fall 2012 are eligible to apply for the new Alumni Association Student Scholarship. This is a three-year scholarship for $2,500 per year, totaling $7,500.

Visit the alumni website to read more about the scholarship and download the application. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. ON MONDAY, FEB. 11, 2013. Call the Office of Alumni & Parent Relations at 503-554-2134 with questions.

There will be a recruiter from Mt. Gilliad Bible camp in the Student Union Building from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16. Every year they hire around 45 college students to serve in various ministries. Available positions include camp counselors, kitchen staff, recreation staff and program staff.

Contact Career Services for more information.

Are you interested in seeing Oregon Ballet Theatre’s performance of Swan Lake (Feb. 16) or Broadway Across America’s performance of War Horse (Feb. 27)? It’s not too late to get discounted tickets for both of these shows!

Visit broadway.georgefox.edu or contact Mary Monahan at 503.554.2134. Swan Lake tickets are $62 each, which is 45 percent off the retail price of $114. War Horse tickets are $47 each. All seats are in the middle three sections of the first balcony.

Tonight (Tuesday) at Shalom we invite you to come watch and discuss a documentary called “In Search of Shalom: White People in Reconciliation.”

The documentary explores the experiences of both white and non-white students at Christian universities, but emphasizes how white people can better enter into racial reconciliation.

As usual, Shalom will meet in the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m.

This semester Paul Anderson’s Acts and Writings of Paul Class (BIBL 412) will be engaging Robert Jewett’s text (among others), St. Paul at the Movies, connecting biblical teaching with parallel issues in film. Inquiries are welcome, as are guests at evening film viewings.

For more information, please contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Books? Who needs books? Well … you do. Be sure you have all your textbooks for all your courses. Sure, waiting to see how much a book will be used or sharing a book with a classmate can seem like a money-saving strategy, but performing poorly in a class because you don’t have a book wastes your tuition dollars.

Invest wisely. Buy the books! If you drop a class in the first week or two, you can return the books. Just don’t put yourself in a hole before the semester has gotten started.

For more tips, announcements, and thoughts on student success, like the ARC Facebook page at facebook.com/GFU.ARC.

The Oregon Student Access Commission (OSAC) oversees several hundred scholarships for students from Oregon who are attending Oregon colleges or universities. Go online to oregonstudentaid.gov and apply today for scholarships for next year. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2013.

Senior Onjalai Flake is in the running for an internship with the Ellen Degeneres show and is seeking the support of the George Fox community. Her fellow students created a video in support of her efforts. This YouTube video needs as many views as possible. The more views, the better her chances.

So, all you need to do is click the link above and watch. Please also feel free to share it with as many people as possible. Onjalai is a broadcast journalism and communication arts major, and this opportunity would open up many doors for her.